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London children offered polio vaccine catch-up
Primary school pupils in London are being offered catch-up polio vaccinations after warning signs of the disease were identified across the capital. […]
Egypt receives second shipment of Pfizer’s updated Covid-19 vaccine
A shipment of 685,440 doses of an updated version of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine landed in Cairo on Tuesday night, the Egyptian Health […]
UAE authorities offer Covid rule-breakers 50% discount on fines
UAE residents who broke Covid-19 rules during the pandemic have been offered a 50 per cent discount on the fines they were […]
Partygate inquiry says breaches of Covid rules in No 10 ‘obvious’ to Boris Johnson
Breaches of Covid rules at No 10 Downing Street during lockdown would have been “obvious” to Boris Johnson, the committee investigating the […]
UAE returned to pre-Covid air traffic movement levels in January, GCAA chief says
Air traffic movements in the UAE recovered to pre-pandemic levels in January amid strong demand for air travel from the Gulf’s business […]
Covid death rate gap closes for ethnic minorities in UK
Coronavirus death rates in the UK are no longer significantly higher for people from ethnic minority backgrounds, Office for National Statistics data […]
Ireland to offer children under age of 4 Covid-19 vaccines
A Covid-19 vaccination programme for children aged six months to four years will begin in Ireland on Monday. The National Immunisation Advisory […]
Russia’s Sergey Lavrov in Sudan as Kremlin seeks to improve relations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Sudan on Wednesday for the second stop of a three-nation African tour mainly designed to […]